Reacting to the verdict, party MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath said that people in Uttar Pradesh have rejected the politics of appeasement and discrimination.
BJP has stolen an early March over its rivals forging ahead in nearly constituencies, leaving rivals SP-Congress combine and the BSP far behind going by trends available during the first three hours of counting.
Overjoyed BJP workers, leaders and supporters hugged each other, broke into brief jigs and raised victory slogans at the party headquarters in the national capital as well as the Lucknow office.
With trends showing a clear majority for the BJP in Uttarakhand, the saffron party has begun its hunt for next Chief Minister of the hill state.
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of the Congress party won in Thoubal constituency, defeating rights activist Irom Sharmila, who got fewer than 100 votes.
Trends for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections predict a landslide win for the BJP. As the dust settles, we take a look at top contenders for the CM's post
The BJP today registered a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, trampling a fragmented opposition that had hoped the demonetisation exercise would have chipped away at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.
UP election results live: Early trends in counting for UP Assembly polls show that BJP is heading for majority in politically-crucial state.
The Congress today made a resounding comeback in Punjab after a gap of a decade, getting an absolute majority in the 117-member Assembly.
Trends suggest majority for BJP in Uttarakhand Assembly elections. Party leading from 48 seats of 70
Counting of votes for all 40 constituencies in Goa and 100 seats in Manipur is underway.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who faced an all-round attack from the BJP and many of his old associates who switched to the saffron camp ahead of the polls in February, exuded confidence of winning the elections again.
Counting of votes for 60 seats in the Manipur Assembly election will be taken up at eight AM today for which 11 counting centres have been set up.
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed long phases of instability and fractured mandate in the past.
Trashing exit poll projections on likely winners of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance will form the next government in the state.
There are a total of 70 assembly seats in Uttarakhand from where main power contenders Congress and BJP have fielded their candidates
The focus in Goa today will be on whether the BJP will be able to retain power and if it gets a fresh mandate, will Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar return to his home state as Chief Minister.
Muzaffarnagar district authorities have banned victory processions to maintain law and order after the results of the UP Assembly polls are announced tomorrow.
A city court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Union minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo in connection with a case filed by the police on a complaint by a Trinamool Congress MLA for allegedly insulting her on TV.
BJP gave a tough fight to Congress in Manipur and managed to finish second in Goa, where it was facing anti-incumbency.
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